Thanks Harold; On Tue, 2010-02-23 at 00:18 +0000, Harold Fuchs wrote:
> >>> I want to fix (as in 'make permanent') page size and window size in OOo > >>> for Writer and others. > >>> > >>> Page size: The default image of a page on my 22" LCD screen within OOo > >>> window frame is smaller than a real page. Currently I have it zoomed > >>> through the 'Zoom & View Layout' dialogue by 105.5% to get the actual > >>> width of a 8½ inch sheet of real paper. I would like to make this > >>> 105.5% the new default 100% so that I can easily zoom sizes up and down > >>> from there. > >>> > >>> Window size: How can I change the opening window size, to accommodate a > >>> new slightly larger default page width. I am used to using --geometry X > >>> x Y, for example, on Xwindow systems but can't find the equivalent > >>> command flag on OOo. I would also like to make this new window size > >>> permanent (i.e. default). > >>> > > > In Windows the window size a program uses is remembered when the program > is closed. So, if you open Writer, change the size of its window and > then close it, the next time you open it that changed window size will > be reinstated. This is supposed to work for "well behaved" programs. It > seems to work for OOo. At least it does for OOo 3.1.1 on Vista Home > Premium and on XP Pro. I have to assume it's true in other OSs' window > managers such as KDE or Gnome. > You might have noticed under my signature that I am using Linux Fedora 12. While the OOo window in Linux performs much the same as in Windows, it still isn't a default size. That is I can open and change sizes for project A but later when I open project B I get A's window sizes instead of a default. But that is a secondary problem. What I would really like is to have a screen page image that is scaled exactly the same size as a real page. I know all the tools are available to calculate the placement of various text and images. I know; I use them a lot. But in some cases it is just simpler to measure things right on the screen and place text of pictures or balance colour just by eyeballing. Having the wrong scale screws that up. -- Regards Bill Fedora 12, Gnome 2.28 Evo.2.28, Emacs 23.1.1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
